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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 2005
Page
17
Brief compilation from staff and wire reports covers local and national sports news. Highlights include game results, standings, injuries, and upcoming matchups across multiple leagues with emphasis on timely scores and notable performances.
Alpine loses once before rain as play is set to resume this morning. The event uses a pool system with top two finishers advancing to elimination stages. Abilene High beat San Antonio Alamo Heights 35-24 in Pool C and Big Spring fell to Bryan 33-13 in Pool O to begin action.
The United States improves to 1-1 at the World Cup of Softball with a three-run first inning on Friday night. Canada ends U S 85 game win streak with a 2-1 victory on Thursday. Japan defeats Canada 3-0 while the U S faces China and Japan as it aims for the championship game.
KU announced Roy Williams violated NCAA rules by approving gifts to graduating players and others who had used up eligibility. The university also cited violations in football and women's basketball, placing the athletic department on two years of probation and cutting football and women's basketball scholarships. Williams's successor Bill Self was said to have had no knowledge of the gifts.
BALCO founder Victor Conte pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute steroids and money laundering in a deal with federal prosecutors. The plea could influence the ongoing scrutiny surrounding Barry Bonds and the BALCO scandal.
In Odessa, the Corpus Christi Roughnecks travel to Ector County Coliseum to face the undefeated Odessa Roughnecks in a National Indoor Football League quarterfinal. Gates open at 6 15 p m tailgate begins 5 p m kickoff 7 11 p m. Odessa beat Beaumont 74 23 in round one while Corpus Christi edged Southwest Louisiana 31 29 with a late field goal. The Roughnecks also beat the Hammerheads twice in the regular season.
In the NIFL playoffs the Odessa Roughnecks rely on a compact playmaker Terrence Jefferson at 5 foot 8 who has impressed in recent weeks. He helps offset size with speed as Odessa hosts the Hammerheads at 7 11 tonight following an exhibition win over the Lubbock Gunslingers two weeks ago.
At St Andrews Nicklaus misses the British Open cut and tears up as Tiger Woods takes a dominant four shot lead. Nicklaus signs off with a birdie moment and a final pose after a storied career. Woods follows with a 5 under 67 after a 66 opening round, Montgomerie four back.
Friday at a glance shows seven players tied at 138 while last Open champions Todd Hamilton and Ben Curtis sit at 148, three off the cut. Tiger Woods pursues a 10th major as Colin Montgomerie tees off with Woods at 9 05 a.m.
The Open 9 TV daytime lineup lists TNT Sports from 6 to 8 a.m. and ABC Sports from 8 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. Central Daylight Time.
Heat and a climb from sea level to a major Pyrenees ski resort highlight the race. The channel airs on select Permian Basin systems: Grande Channel 40 Cable One n/a Dish Network 151 DirecTV 608 Cablevision n/a.
Lance Armstrong heads into the Pyrenees with a commanding lead in the Tour de France as the decisive mountains begin. He must guard a margin over rivals led by Germany's Jan Ullrich, while stage 13 results add to the overall standings and pressure on his challengers.
Midland managers scramble after Oakland A’s trade of Omar Quintanilla to Colorado Rockies. Quintanilla, hitting .296 with four homers and 25 RBIs, departs as Midland opens a nine game homestand at CitiBank Ballpark against Tulsa. Catcher Jeremy Brown notes his loss hurts both on and off the field as Von Hayes reshuffles the infield.
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